To mark Jesus’ destruction of Hades (the Greek term is synonymous with Hell; Orthodox do not believe in purgatory) and freeing of the dead, parishioners threw bay leaves and flowers into the air ...

David Costello and Rivkah Weber look every bit a young Orthodox Jewish couple. But they believe Jesus is the Messiah and according to angry members of the Jewish community, the couple are really ...

The powerful Greek Orthodox Church on Thursday accused the director of the movie “Titanic” of historical ignorance and trying to damage the Christian faith by claiming that the tomb of Jesus ...

JERUSALEM — Dozens of Greek and Armenian priests and worshippers exchanged blows at one of Christianity’s holiest shrines on Orthodox Palm Sunday, and used palm fronds to pummel police … ...

Easter celebrations are not quite over, as members of Eastern Orthodox Church are preparing to celebrate Greek Easter on Sunday, April 8. The two holidays commemorate the resurrection of Jesus on ...

Pilgrims inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher hold their candles aloft after the “Holy Fire” was ignited inside Jesus' tomb on May 4, 2024, the day before the Orthodox Christian ...

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A relic from Anna, the mother of Mary, and a relic from St. Joseph at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church in Cottonwood Heights, Friday Aug. 3, 2018.

Honoring traditions dating back to the Council of Nicea in 395 A.D., Orthodox Christians around the world observed Holy Pascha, the feast of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on Sunday with music ...

Jerusalem, May 5, 2024 / 09:00 am. Pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday for the annual “Holy Fire” ceremony at the revered site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection, an ancient custom ...